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kit .ten Ф / 'kitn/ noun [count ]

a young cat

—Look at the picture at cat .

ki • Wi / ' kiwi / noun [ count ] ( plural ki . wis ) ( also ki . wi fruit / ' kiwi frut / plural ki . wi fruit ) a small, green fruit with black seeds and rough, brown skin —Look at the picture at fruit .

Kleen • ex™ / ' klineks / noun [count, noncount] ( plural Kleen . ex . es )

a thin piece of soft paper that you use to clean your nose —SYNONYM tissue

km

abbreviation of kilometer

knead / nid / verb ( kneads,knead ing ,knead ed )

to press and stretch a mixture of flour and water (called

dough ) to make bread

Pronunciation

kitchen utensils

.X

can opener

corkscrew

\

ice-cream scoop

If a word starts with the letters KN , the K is always silent. So the word knead sounds like need , know sounds like no , and knight sounds like night .

knee © / ni / noun [ count ]

the part in the middle of your leg where it bends I fell down and cut my knee.

—Look at the picture at leg.

knee • cap / ' nikrep / noun [ count ] the bone that covers the front of your knee

kneel / nil / verb ( kneels , kneel . ing , knelt / nelt / or kneeled , has knelt or has kneeled )

to bend your legs and rest on one or both of your knees

He knelt down to pray.

She was kneeling on the floor.

knew

form of know

knife ©/ naif

/ noun[ count] ( plural knives

/ naivz / )

a sharp, metal thing with a handle that you use to cut things or to fight

a knife and fork knight / nait / noun [ count ]

a soldier of a high level who rode a horse and fought for his king a long time ago

knit / nit / verb ( knits , knit . ting , knit ted or knit / nit / has knit . ted or has knit )

to make clothes from thick cotton or wool thread (called yarn ) using knitting needles

My grandmother is knitting a sweater for me. ► knit • ting / ' nitig / noun [ noncount ] I brought some knitting to do while I was waiting.

knit • ting nee • dle / mini nidi / noun

[count]

one of two metal, plastic, or wooden sticks that you use to knit with

knives

plural of knife

knob / nab / noun [ count ]

a round handle on a door or drawer

a round thing that you turn to control part of a machine the volume control knob

кПОСк 1 ©/ nak / verb (knocks,knock ing, knocked )

1 to hit something and make a noise

knocked on the door, but no one answered.

to hit something hard, usually by accident I knocked my head on the door.

She knocked a glass off the table.

knock someone down ; knock someone over to

hit someone so that they fall onto the ground The boy was knocked down by a car. knock something down to break a building so that it falls down

They're knocking down the old houses. —SYNONYM demolish

knock someone out to make someone fall asleep or become unconscious

That cold medicine really knocked me out.

knock something over to hit something so that it falls

over

I knocked over a vase of flowers.

knock2 © / nak / noun

[count]

the action of hitting something, or the sound that this makes

I heard a knock at the door.

knOt 1 © / nat /

noun [ count ]

a place where you have tied two pieces of rope, string, etc. together I tied a knot in the rope.

Can you undo this knot (= make it loose ) ?

knot 2 / nat / verb ( knots, knot . ting , knot . ted )

to tie a knot in something

He knotted the ends of the rope together.

know © / nou / verb

(knows, know . ing, knew / nu / has known / noun / ) 1 to have information in your head

don't know her name. He knows a lot about cars.

Do you know how to use this machine?

Did you know that he's moving to Los Angeles?